Fiber optic connector with cable boot release

An optical fiber connector comprising:

• a connector housing assembly including at least one plug frame and a single back post;
• at least one optical fiber ferrule received in the connector housing assembly;
• a push/pull boot slidably received over the back post such that the push/pull boot is movable with respect to the connector housing assembly between a front boot position and a rear boot position;
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• a push/pull clip comprising a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion of the push/pull clip being slidably engaged with the at least one plug frame such that the push/pull clip is movable with respect to the connector housing assembly between a front clip position and a rear clip position, the rear end portion of the push/pull clip being clipped onto the push/pull boot so that the push/pull clip moves from a front clip position to a rear clip position as the push/pull boot moves from the front boot position to the rear boot position, the push/pull clip being configured to unlatch the optical fiber connector from a mating receptacle as the push/pull clip moves from the front clip position to the rear clip position.

An optical fiber connector comprising:

• a connector housing assembly including at least one plug frame and a back body, the back body comprising a back post and a stop defining a forward facing surface;
• at least one optical fiber ferrule received in the connector housing assembly;
• a depressible latch supported on the connector housing assembly, the depressible latch including a protruding portion;
• a push/pull boot slidably received over the back post such that the push/pull boot is movable with respect to the connector housing assembly between a front boot position and a rear boot position, the push/pull boot comprising first and second recesses on opposite sides of the push/pull boot, the push/pull boot further comprising a protrusion defining a rearward facing surface, the rearward facing surface of the protrusion being configured to engage the forward facing surface of the stop as the push/pull boot moves from the forward boot position to the rear boot position to inhibit movement of the push/pull boot relative to the connector housing beyond the rear boot position;
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• a push/pull clip comprising a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion of the push/pull clip being slidably engaged with the at least one plug frame such that the push/pull clip is movable with respect to the connector housing assembly between a front clip position and a rear clip position, the rear end portion of the push/pull clip defining a generally U-shaped clip, the U-shaped clip comprising opposite first and second clip wings, each of the opposite first and second clip wings comprising a protrusion protruding inwardly toward the other of the opposite first and second clip wings, the U-shaped clip being configured to snap onto the push/pull boot such that the protrusions of the first and second clip wings snap into the first and second recesses whereby the U-shaped clip clips onto the push/pull boot so that the push/pull clip moves from the front clip position to the rear clip position as the push/pull boot moves from the front boot position to the rear boot position, the push/pull clip further comprising a slot receiving the protruding portion of the depressible latch, the push/pull clip comprising an edge margin defining a front edge of the slot, the edge margin of the push/pull clip being configured to slide along the protruding portion of the depressible latch to depress the depressible latch as the push/pull clip moves from the front clip position to the rear clip position.